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Lucid

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Easily understood; clear

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Lucrative

A

Profitable

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Ludicrous

A

Ridiculous; laughable

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Lugubrious

A

Mournful

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Lull

A

Soothe

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Lumber

A

Move heavily or clumsily

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Luminary

A

Celebrity

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Luminous

A

Shining; issuing light

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Lummox

A

Big; clumsy

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Lunge

A

Quickly dive forward

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Lurid

A

Wild; sensational; graphic

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Lurk

A

Stealthily lie in waiting; slink

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Luscious

A

Pleasing to taste or smell

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Luster

A

Shine; gloss

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Lustrous

A

Shining

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Luxuriant

A

Abundant

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Machinations

A

Evil schemes or plots

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Madrigal

A

Pastoral song

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Magnanimous

A

Generous; great-hearted

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Magnate

A

Person of prominence or influence

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Magnitude

A

Greatness; extent

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Maladroit

A

Clumsy; bungling

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Malaise

A

Uneasiness

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Malapropism

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Comic misuse of a word

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Malcontent

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Person dissatisfied with existing state of affaires

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Malediction

A

Curse

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Malefactor

A

Evildoer; criminal

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Malicious

A

Hateful; spiteful

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Malign

A

Speak evil of

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Malignant

A

Injurious

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Malingerer

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One who feigns illness to escape duty

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Malleable

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Capable of being shaped by pounding

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Malodorous

A

Foul-smelling

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Mammoth

A

Gigantic; enormous

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Mandate

A

Order; change

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Maniacal

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Raging mad

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Manifest

A

Evident; visible

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Manifesto

A

Declaration; statement of policy

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Mannered

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Affected; not natural

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Maritime

A

Bordering on the sea

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Marked

A

Noticeable or pronounced

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Marred

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Damaged; disfigured

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Marshal

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Put in order

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Martial

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Warlike

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Martinet

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Strict disciplinarian

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Martyr

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One who voluntarily suffers death for his religion or cause

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Masochist

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Person who enjoys his own pain

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Maternal

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Motherly

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Matriculate

A

Enroll

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Maudlin

A

Effusively sentimental